Permitting

You need a permit if

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Your production is taking place on private property and involves production vehicles and or crew vehicles parking on the street, involves the display of firearms, use of gunfire, or involves pyrotechnics.

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Your project will affect city/parish/state property, equipment or facilities. This includes public property such as sidewalks, highways, and parks.

Required Forms

All 4 of the following forms are required to receive a film permit:

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Film Application

Begin the process of filming in Baton Rouge by providing basic information about your production, including times, locations, dates, and contact information.

Traffic Closure Permit

If your production will require closure of State or City Roads, or if your production will interfere with the normal flow of traffic, you must file an additional Traffic Closure Permit with our office.

Drones

Currently, the Baton Rogue Film Commission does not issue permits for filming activity that involves the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones. Instead, when using a drone for commercial purposes, the film commission requires production companies to ensure that their drone operators adhere to and comply with all FAA regulations. Please visit the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems page for the latest UAS news and updates.

Parking Meter Request

What Happens Next

The Baton Rouge Film Office will email the executed permit to the production, which must be kept on set at all times during filming.

Depending on production needs, the Baton Rouge Film office may request a pre-production meeting between our office, the production heads and the appropriate law enforcement agencies for road closures, crowd control, public buildings, supervision of pyrotechnic effects and any other city, parish or state service.

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We request all documents be submitted at least 10 business days before filming, however we will do our best to accommodate late applications.